blunger

[ bluhn-jer ]

noun

1. a large container with rotating arms for mechanical mixing of clay with water.
2. a person who blunges.

blunger

/ ˈblʌndʒə /

noun

1. a large vat in which the contents, esp clay and water, are mixed by rotating arms

Word History and Origins

Origin of blunger¹

First recorded in 1820–30; blunge + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.

From Project Gutenberg

It is then thoroughly mixed21 with water in a blunger and passed through a succession of sieves until all foreign matter and impurities are left behind and it is the consistency of cream.

From Project Gutenberg

Usually due to hurried firing or the sudden access of heat, and the consequent generation of steam.Blunger.—A machine for mixing clay.Bungs.—Piles of filled saggars.Chuck or Chum.—The cone or cap used to support shapes during turning on the lathe.Clamming.—The wet marl, sand, or siftings applied to cracks in the hatches or doors of kilns to retain the heat during firing.Craze.—The minute cracks that appear in a badly fitting glaze.

From Project Gutenberg

It consists of two balls — the quaffle for scoring and the blunger for throwing at opponents like a dodge ball.

From Seattle Times

The blunger crushed the clay, the sifter extracted the iron from it by means of a magnet, the press expelled the water, and the pug-mill expelled the air.

From Project Gutenberg